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The color Orange in MOTU(C)

The color Orange in MOTU(C)

When looking over my collection of MOTUC the other day, it dawned on me that there is a lot of orange. Spikorís mace, Fakerís sword and armor, Stinkorís armor, Man at Arms armor, Tri-Klops wrist armor, Whiplash spear, Jitsuís sword, Webstorís gun, Man e Faceís gun, and Iím sure there are more.
So I got to thinkingÖ there must be a very strong metal or oar on Eternia that has an orange color that is good for making armor and weapons. Maybe sort of like Marvelís adamantium. Thoughts?

Hmm...I can't off hand think of any purple weapons other than Skelly's.

Well there's Fisto's sword, but other than that there isn't much.

Anyway: Interesting topic! I actually was thinking previously of the blue He-Man axe and shield and working the blue metal as some sort of special metal...but the orange makes sense too! Much more so, even. In fact I think that's a fantastic case for my usual "ancient technological past" story that I love so much from the old minicomics. Could be a special magically/technologically manifested metal used by the ancient civilization that people scavenge. I'm assuming MAA probably found a way to reproduce it, though perhaps not perfectly.

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Hmm...I can't off hand think of any purple weapons other than Skelly's.

Just off the top of my head: Skeletor, Mosquitor, Squeeeze, Tongue Lasher (snake staff), Fisto, Rokkon, Draego Man (MOTUC), and Multi-Bot, have purple weapons. Night Stalker also has purple guns mounted on it's sides. A few characters from New Adventures also had purple weapons.

Two Bad also has the orange shield... I also recognised that orange is oftem used as weapons color. Maybe it's more appealing to children?

Roger Sweet stated in his book that, back in the day, the color choices were based on studies Mattel had showing that children, specifically boys, were attracted to contrasting colors. I guess mind games were fair play. Works great though. Loved the colors then and now. Bright and exciting!

When looking over my collection of MOTUC the other day, it dawned on me that there is a lot of orange. Spikor’s mace, Faker’s sword and armor, Stinkor’s armor, Man at Arms armor, Tri-Klops wrist armor, Whiplash spear, Jitsu’s sword, Webstor’s gun, Man e Face’s gun, and I’m sure there are more.
So I got to thinking… there must be a very strong metal or oar on Eternia that has an orange color that is good for making armor and weapons. Maybe sort of like Marvel’s adamantium. Thoughts?

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Originally Posted by vancak

The reason there's so much orange is because orange is the best color ever!

'Nuff said!

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I remember hearing once that orange is known to be a favorite color among children because it evokes a feeling of warmth. I remember loving orange when I was a kid but I always thought it was because of my love for the General Lee from Dukes of Hazzard. I didn't like that dark wash on my MOTUC Faker so I used rubbing alcohol to rub off some of the dark wash so I could see more of the bright orange.

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